Abacá-Cultivation, Extraction and Processing

Industrial Applications of Natural Fibres: Structure, Properties and Technical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 163-179

  Göltenboth, Friedhelm ^a   Mühlbauer, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abac , Musa textilis N e, cultivation and processing; Abac a biology and cultivation areas; Abac a cultivation methods abaca' intercropping with coconuts; Abac a fibre bundle extraction stripping methods; Abac a growth environmental requirements and conditions; Abac a plant pest aphids and virus spread; Abac a varieties and distribution Philippines; Major virus induced diseases bunchy top and mosaic virus; Seedling Production stages; Virus free abac plantlets production tissue culture process

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865172311     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470660324.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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